LONDON: The Lloyds Banking Group, the British lender bailed out by the government, said on Tuesday that it would cut 5,000 jobs in its insurance, retail and administration departments by the end of next year. The bank, which had already announced the elimination of about 8,000 jobs since the beginning of the year, said it expected about half of .. more »

Over 1.5 non-executive employees of the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have gone on a two-day strike from midnight today, demanding higher wage and an immediate pay revision... more »

PRP President Chiranjeevi was angry with Chief Minister Dr. Rajashekar Reddy and TDP President N.Chandrababu Naidu, for their way of handling the Assembly proceedings. Both the rivals, who always keep criticizing each other, consumes all the time of the Assembly proceedings with their severe verbal exchanges. They won’t allow any others to .. more »

Concerns have been raised over the classical five-day game as it struggles to counter the rapid rise in popularity of the Twenty20 format, especially with the launch of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) last year. Chappell, now a television commentator, blamed the packed international calendar for the situation, dubbing it a "jigsaw .. more »

A special leave petition filed by the petroleum ministry wanted the court to declare the Ambani family agreement “null and void” as it treated national resources as personal property, when the government was the sole owner of the gas and RIL was only a contractor. In a simultaneous development, Anil Ambani’s RNRL, in an .. more »

Mumbai: Saurav Ganguly who joined ESPN as a television commentator on Wednesday, named Aussies Richie Benaud and Bill Lawry as his favourite television commentators."They were really special whom I want to hear again and again. " He rated cricketing legend Sunil .. more »

According to Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland, “the final straw” came when Symonds, 33, broke team rules related to alcohol and other issues. It is understood he went out early on Wednesday morning to watch the State of Origin rugby league with some team-mates and had a couple of drinks. While not a serious offence, .. more »

Pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, who is recovering from a shoulder injury, is set to leave for England with the team. .. more »

Producer-director Rob Cohen finds Deepika Padukone more beautiful than Angelina Jolie and wants to cast her in his 300-crore venture called Jewel of India. This will not go down well with Katrina Kaif, who met the director before Deepika and spoke herself hoarse talking about her Bollywood achievements, in the hope of bagging that particular .. more »

The Champions League has been incorporated in the ICC's Future Tours Programme (FTP), says Lalit Modi .. more »

Reader Satyajit Panda sends us a photograph. .. more »

Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor to star in Siddharth Anand’s next Priyanka Chopra is steadily progressing to be the top female movie star of the country and Ranbir Kapoor has assumed fresh guard but quite lavishly at that. They are set to create a magical chemistry of sorts when they bind for a flick worked along the rom.com line. Director .. more »

Match 45 of IPL T20 season 2 was very important for both Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians as a win would almost bring them near the semis while a defeat would virtually end their hope of securing a semi-final berth. Shane Warne won the toss and decided to bat. Rob Quiney (51 off 40 balls).. more »

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Delhi Daredevils beat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League match at the Wanderers on Sunday. .. more »

Campaigning ends on Monday evening for the fifth and the final phase of polls. Seven states including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Puducherry, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh go to polls on May 13. Eighty-six constituencies will vote in this phase. .. more »